Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-08-06

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III. S. Hyde, Esq. spent several
days with his family this week nj
Strasburg, Va, on the Shenandoah Z:
he reports the boys are having a
picnic
"THERE was a terrible catastrophe
in this office on Saturday last. A
friend of ours was paying a call and
accidentally knocked the towel off
its nail. 1t fell to the floor with
loud crash and has been in a soiled
condition ever since. '-BerKeley
Springs Ne,cs.
No danger of a caller ever knock
ing our office towel down. IL i,
strong enough to walk around, and
the boys wash in the ink fountain az
ter wiping on the towel, to get their
their hands clean. We are seriously
thinking of doing away with towels
and allowing the men to wipe their
hands on a lump of coal.
CALLING A HALT.-The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad management have
instructed DR.. Barnard, who has charge
of the plans for the chronological school
of the company at Mt. Clare, tosuspend
operation for the present. 1t is said the
suspension is only temporary, and there
is no present intention of abandoning
the establishment ofthe school upon The
foundation which has been laid for IT.
Retrenchment of expenses is being car
ried out in all the departments of the
railroad, and the prosecution OF some
enterprises has been suspended, but
not abandoned. The board of directors
several months since voted SIS, 900 TO
the school, and an annual appropriation
of that amount for its endowment. Mr..
VIM. f. Burns, president pro tenn, of
the Baltimore and Ohio, and Vice Pres
dent Spencer were engaged yesterday
in the disposal of business connected
with the presidents office. Mr.. Spencer
came from Deer Park for the purpose,
and he and Mr. Burns were in confer
ence with the leading officers of the
company Baltimore Sun.
ATTACKED BY BoYs.-Mr. Samuel
Bratt, the genial young manager of the
Baker Bros lime-kiln, has been greatly
annoyed for menths past, by boys, who
come on the grounds, break locks, soil
the lime, etc. Monday he ordered two
youngsters off the premises, and they
refusing to leave, he elected one forci'
| bly,. The two then waited outside and
attacked him with stones ,an iron spike,
ETC., making several ugly cuts in his
head and causing much pain and loss of
blood. The Mayor fined them SO each.
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ises that do not belong to their parents,
and parents with any ideas of discipline
or Justice, would not allow their sons
to modest and attack youthful, polite
stranger. The next time, Sam. give
| the grand jury chance; assault and
battery is a good method by which to
punish those who thus modest you.
| ACCIDENTS. -Messrs. viii Hin and
Harry Morehouse drove over to Will
Transport last Sunday and after passing
very pleasant day. started for home
at an early hour. When near the brink
of the river one of the wheels caught in
a rut, and over went buggy, boys and
all. The shafts and other parts of the
vehicle were broken, and but for the
timely assistance of a gentleman who
happened to be on the spot, the horse
would have drowned, and probably the
/ boys, too. AS it was, they escaped with
rough shaking up.
| While Mr.. Charley PitZer was taking
bath in Tuscarora Creek, Wednesday
night, in diving, his head struck big
stone and was severely cut Medical
attention was rendered by DR.. James
! W. McSherry, aud at present Charly is
doing well. The practice of diving into
the Tuscarora, is dangerous, owing to
the shallowness of the stream.
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A little son of Mr.. John d Burkhart
ST., was playing in the barn, where the
men were unloading hay. In some way,
the little fellow caught hold of the
rope attached to the hay fork. Before
assistance could reach him, his hands
were drawn TO the fork and lacerated
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